GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
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1. Download the Color Muse® App.
• Download at www.variableinc.com or search
“Color Muse” on the App Store or Google Play
Store.
2. Launch the app.
• Launch app and select an account option:
Create, Login, or Skip.
3. Connect to Color Muse®.
• In the Color Muse® App, tap “connect device”.
•Press wake button on Color Muse® to wake (LED
indicator will flash).
• The LED indicator will flash quickly once your
smart-device finds Color Muse® (<5 sec). Press the
button again to confirm the connection.
• Tap “Calibrate”
• Twist and remove the calibration cap to reveal
the sensor, screw the cap on the opposite end for
safekeeping.
4. Scan colors.
• Place Color Muse® against any surface and press
“scan” in the app.
•The scanned color will appear (screen display
color may not be accurate). Matching results will
be displayed with top result listed first, second
closest match second, etc.
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1. Download the Color Muse® App.
• Download at www.variableinc.com or search
“Color Muse” on the App Store or Google Play
Store.
2. Launch the app.
• Launch app and select an account option:
Create, Login, or Skip.
3. Connect to Color Muse®.
• In the Color Muse® App, tap “connect device”.
•Press wake button on Color Muse® to wake (LED
indicator will flash).
• The LED indicator will flash quickly once your
smart-device finds Color Muse® (<5 sec). Press the
button again to confirm the connection.
• Tap “Calibrate”
• Twist and remove the calibration cap to reveal
the sensor, screw the cap on the opposite end for
safekeeping.
4. Scan colors.
• Place Color Muse® against any surface and press
“scan” in the app.
•The scanned color will appear (screen display
color may not be accurate). Matching results will
be displayed with top result listed first, second
closest match second, etc.
1.08”
WAKE BUTTON
LED INDICATOR
CHARGING PORT
ALUMINUM SHELL
CALIBRATION CAP
2.17”
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Product Libraries
• Click on the filters bar to reveal the available
product categories you want to search.
Inspect
• Scan a color and view RGB, Lab, HSB, and LCH
color values.
• Select the compare colors mode to view the ∆E
or numerical dierence between two colors.
• You can also view and export your inspection
history.
Inspire
• View coordinating and complementary colors to
your scanned color.
•See color palettes created by professional
designers. “scan” in the app. closest match
second, etc.
Palettes
• Save and organize your colors by project or
client.
•Share your palette through text message, email
or social media.
Use with Adobe
• After a palette is shared, there is an ASE icon
located at the bottom of the page. This can be
used to export your palette colors. You can import
the ASE file into Adobe or a rendering software to
ensure accurate color values.
COLOR MUSE®
APP
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Product Libraries
• Click on the filters bar to reveal the available
product categories you want to search.
Inspect
• Scan a color and view RGB, Lab, HSB, and LCH
color values.
• Select the compare colors mode to view the ∆E
or numerical dierence between two colors.
• You can also view and export your inspection
history.
Inspire
• View coordinating and complementary colors to
your scanned color.
•See color palettes created by professional
designers. “scan” in the app. closest match
second, etc.
Palettes
• Save and organize your colors by project or
client.
•Share your palette through text message, email
or social media.
Use with Adobe
• After a palette is shared, there is an ASE icon
located at the bottom of the page. This can be
used to export your palette colors. You can import
the ASE file into Adobe or a rendering software to
ensure accurate color values.
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SCANNED COLOR
* 3 STAR = GOOD MATCH
2 STAR = NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE
1 STAR = DIFFERENT COLOR
SCAN OR
CONNECT
DEVICE
FILTERS
SCAN HISTORY SEARCH
PRODUCT
RESULTS
STAR RATING*
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SCANNED COLOR
* 3 STAR = GOOD MATCH
2 STAR = NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE
1 STAR = DIFFERENT COLOR
SCAN OR
CONNECT
DEVICE
PRODUCT
RESULTS
STAR RATING*
FILTERS
VARIABLEINC.COM/COLOR _MUSE
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